# CVE-2013-7172: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit world-writable permissions in libiodbc test programs to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via RPATH manipulation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m56q-mw4m-85fm

## What is CVE-2013-7172?

CVE-2013-7172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and 14.1 contain world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package, which could allow local users to use RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7172?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Slackware Slackware Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-7172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Slackware Slackware Linux

- [CVE-2013-7171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7171/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2003-0335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0335/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-0242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0242/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-0298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0298/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-1422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1422/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Slackware Slackware Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7172

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